Veverská Bítýška
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Veverská Bítýška is a small town (městys
) in Brno-Country District
in the South Moravian Region
of the Czech Republic.
The town covers an area of 13.65 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi), and has a population of 2,953 (as at 31 December 2008).
Veverská Bítýška lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Brno
and 171 km (106 mi) south-east of Prague
.
Městys
Městys or Městečko is a status conferred on certain municipalities in the Czech Republic, lying in terms of size and importance higher than that of obec , but lower than that of město ....
) in Brno-Country District
Brno-Country District
Brno-Country District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...
in the South Moravian Region
South Moravian Region
South Moravian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia, with exception of Jobova Lhota, that belongs to Bohemia. Its capital is Brno the 2nd largest city of the Czech Republic. The region is famous for its wine...
of the Czech Republic.
The town covers an area of 13.65 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi), and has a population of 2,953 (as at 31 December 2008).
Veverská Bítýška lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
and 171 km (106 mi) south-east of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.
Personalities
- Marie KudeříkováMarie KudeříkováMarie Kudeříková was a student active in the Czech resistance to Nazi occupation during the World War II. In 1941 she was arrested by Gestapo and at a subsequent trial she was sentenced to death...
(1921 - 1943), a member of the Czech resistance to Nazi occupationCzech resistance to Nazi occupationCzech resistance to German Nazi occupation during World War II is a scarcely documented subject, by and large a result of little formal resistance and an effective German policy that deterred acts of resistance or annihilated organizations of resistance...
, spent a part of her life in Veverská Bítýška.